We don’t get to choose who we fall in love with.My parents are testament to that.I fell for my teacher…I know you’re shocked, aren’t you?Not really.So what if I’m seven years younger than her.I want her.This heat between us can’t be ignored. “Now we share a secret, me and the little mouse.Whether she likes it or not.”She’s the poster girl for all things virtuousand I’m the school genius who can’t … girl for all things virtuous
and I’m the school genius who can’t resist the illicit pull
to the woman who is meant for me.
There’s a saying ‘you can’t always have what you see’
It’s a rule I’ve never believed in.
I’m Lachlan Fierro, I do what I want because I can.
I’m not a bad guy, ask anyone.
But I believe rules are for other people.
The moment I see her I know she’ll be mine.
I’ll break the rule book for her.
Delaney isn’t to blame.
My principled girl tries to do the right thing…my power of persuasion is just stronger than her willpower.
We’re taboo and forbidden. Unthinkable. And Perfect.
This secret we have between us becomes intoxicating.
But there’s always someone … something lurking to whisper our secrets.
Disclaimer: “Yeah, I’m younger than my Laney, get over it, I’m every inch of the man she needs. You don’t complain when a chick is 30 years younger than her guy. We don’t cheat and I definitely deliver a HEA to knock my woman’s good girl socks off. So enjoy our secrets… I know I did.” – Lachlan Fierro
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“I’m a man, I was a man when I was railing you hard. That’s the only time you get to call me a boy, Delaney.”
Lachlan Fierro, I think you beat your big brother Theo in dirty talking. Lachlan has the dirtiest mouth. When he loves, he loves hard. When he trust you, he will be your protector. But if the trust is broken, it’s broken forever. No forgivness. Lachlan is intense. He is ruthless, cocky, confident, protective, determined, hot and a genius. His love for Laney made him a little reckless. Delaney stood no chance, and If I’m being honest, neither did I. Laney was older, but Lachie was very mature. Laney is the perfect heroine. She really grew as a character. From a little mouse, she became stronger, more fierce.
I loved their story. I loved how real everything was. How realistic the author made their love story. Lachlan and Laney’s love is forbidden. They are not supposed to love each other. But they do. Nothing about their journey is easy. They both have to fight for their love, for each other. It wasn’t enough for one of them to fight, they both needed to prove their love. This story brought up the hardships their type of romance could create. I loved that Sena was supportive, but still wanted to protect her little cub. But most of all. I loved that the author gave us another unforgettable love story. Their story was so intense. I could not stop reading. And the epilogue. It gave me all the feels. It was perfect for them. For their family. For their story. For their love.
P.S Laney you lucky girl!!
Where do I even start? I want to make this review so spectacular that everyone will want to meet Lachlan Fierro, but my words aren’t my skills. I loved this confident, go after what he wants and take no prisoners man/boy. You can certainly tell he is the cocky cub of a Lion and a Kitten. He sees his woman and NOTHING will stop him from having her. His devotion to Laney was special to watch unfold. The love was powerful.
Do not let this trope fool you into thinking this is a super forbidden romance. I cannot tell you what it is, but I can tell you it is NO Mary Kay Letourneau where an adult teacher takes advantage of a very young student. It just doesn’t go down that way. It does have elements of the forbidden, some secrets, hence the name Manhattan Secret, but it is a true love story.
This author has never let me down. I buy all her books and wait impatiently for the new releases. This is from her Manhattan World and while it is a complete stand alone, the experience will be richer if you know all the players. So start at the beginning or jump into the middle…. BUT…. jump! I highly recommend this book!
I’m not truly sure where to start with how phenomenal this story is. The story of Lachlan and Delaney will have you feeling all the emotions. I don’t think I really mentally prepared myself for how fantastic this story is. I literally could feel in my heart and soul everything these two characters were feeling and conveying to me. I unequivocally fell in love with them. One of my favorite tropes is forbidden love and this story brought it in spades. Lachlan and Delaney meet and discover she is his teacher, which we know is totally forbidden. But this story is a about a Fierro and they will stop at nothing to get what they want. But Laney is hesitant. She doesn’t want to lose her job, but she is deeply attracted to Lachie. Can Lachlan convince her that what they have is real? He is all alpha male and his words will literally make you melt. And kudos to this author for putting so many “sprinkles” throughout this book. Absolutely mind blowing! I really believe this story deserves a quadrillion stars, not just five. It’s just that incredible! Don’t hesitate, read this brilliant story, you will love it just as much as I do!
This book gave me the feels on so many levels it’s difficult to count. Firstly, the hero of the book is the offspring of one of my favorite book couple of all times and we get to see my beloved Lion and his kitten (Noah and Sena from the book ‘It was love’) a fact that made my heart thump many a happy beat. Secondly, Lachlan is so much like his dad, the only difference is that his tenderness and care is hidden behind aggressiveness and lastly because it’s one of my favorite tropes – that of forbidden love and how people overcome their inhibitions to safeguard what they desire and love.
Lachlan Fierro is a prodigal genius, old beyond his years, who knows what he wants and doesn’t let anything or anyone stand in his way. He is a warrior and there is no boundary or limit he won’t cross when it comes to love. He is proud, loyal to a fault, he will do anything for his friends and loved ones and he expects the same in return, he is exacting in the standards he sets, once he crosses you off there is no going back on his friend list. Don’t cross this bad boy!
Lachlan meets Delaney in a bar and from the moment he sees her he knows that he wants her and they go on to have a hotter than words, burn your kindle, sex in the bar bathroom stalls, not knowing she is his high school teacher and seven years older than him.
Delaney starts off as a timid follow the rules to a ‘t’ and never color out of the lines character. When she finds out the Uber hot guy she had atomic sex with in a bathroom stall is her student – it’s all the more devastating to her. This girl has never even paid a bill late so imagine her dilemma when she is fiercely and uncontrollably attracted to this gorgeous alpha. Lachlan is a Fierro and once he decides what or who he wants everything else is just noise. He pursues her relentlessly and she seesaws back and forth throughout. She wants him and loves him but her personality is that of a conformist.
The theme here is that love is something that pulverizes you with its impact and right or wrong, forbidden or allowed, age difference, are all concepts that melt in the heat generated by the connection.
For me the book was as much about Delaney’s journey from a shy and timid ‘mouse’ to a fierce cougar, who learns to claim what she wants and roars fiercely to win back her lover. To see her metamorphosis was enthralling and she made me feel everything from frustration at her inability to decide one way or the other to her going balls out to get her love.
The epilogue was everything…. and the Easter eggs for the authors loyal readers were so yummy!!!
I just loved this book and it made me feel so much from frustration to tenderness to breathless heat!!! V Theia is such a talented writer who writes characters that live with you after you have finished the book and you go back again and again to them.
Where do I start with this book. Lachie is a man who knows what he wants and it just so happens to be Delaney. He is very much like his father in that respect.
Loyalty oozes through Lachlan who you go against his loyalty hell hath no fury…
This couple is pure fire as Lachlan describes them and boy yes they are.
You will laugh, you will cry and there will be a few surprises. As always with V’s books, you will not be disappointed I am now awaiting the next Manhattan book because I am a greedy lady the boys will always have a place in my heart.
Lachlan is a god among men of any age! Older women are his thing and the last hookup, the one he really wants, happens to be his new teacher when he walks into class. Lachlan is not one to give up! He really is a lot more mature than Laney in most ways, not that she sees that until too late. This is not an easy sailing romance. Poor Lachlan will have his heart ripped out. Geez, I love him!
Delaney is starting over with a new job at a rich school as a teacher. Lachlan is a smart, sexy eighteen year old in her class. The problem is they had sex in the bathroom of a club before they knew each other’s identity. Delaney is beside herself when she finds out Lachlan is her student and 18 to her 28. Lachlan is no ordinary senior in high school, he’s all man and determined to have Delaney all for himself. What Lachlan Fierro wants he gets, Delaney will have to learn to deal with it. A steamy taboo story with plenty of dirty talk and steam to melt your panties off.
I loved this book. I enjoyed the characters and their great chemistry. I think each book in this series gets better and better. Never disappointed with these great, well written books.
I don’t even know where to begin with this book…so this review is going to be all over the place, which is how my mind is after reading this amazing story.
Delaney and Lachlan met in a bar and discovered later than she is his teacher and 7 years his senior. Laney is conflicted because she wants Lachie, but she is afraid to lose her job, and knew dating a student is breaking the code of conduct. But Lachie is a Fierro and we know they always get what they want–Lachlan wanted Laney so it was a lost cause for her.
Forbidden Love–Lachlan and Delaney are a match made in heaven. This book was everything from the very first page–keeping my attention until 4 in the morning. Of course, I knew the book would be amazing…duh V. Theia is the author. However, I was not prepared for the rollercoaster ride that was Manhattan Secret. This book will have you all up in your feelings…you will laugh, you will cry…sometimes at the same time. In true V fashion, she placed some “sprinkles” in the book for us to follow…Yess!! These two characters are not ones you will soon forget. That is one of the things I like about the author, she writes unforgettable characters. The chemistry between Lachlan and Delaney was magical pure fire–right from the start they heated up the pages. Again, no one writes characters like V. Theia.
I knew I would love Lachlan, but not love love love him. Well first, he is Sena and Noah’s son (Sena and Noah are one of my favorite couples–ever). He is all Alpha like his daddy. He is cocky, protective, confident, dominant, strong, love as hard as his father–and he gets the girl. I would like to know where I can find an 18-yr old like Lachie, no way an 18-yr. old should have that much swagger–his naughty mouth though…
Delaney is everything I like in a heroine, and it was great to follow her through her journey of being the little “mouse” to the fierce women that she has become–one that knows who she wants and isn’t afraid to go get her man back.
Manhattan Secret had it all, it kept my attention from the very first page and I didn’t want the book to end, the character development was amazing (specifically Lanie), at times the book was laugh out loud funny, entertaining, and the story wrapped up pretty well in a nice little bow–the epilogue was everything just seeing all the characters in the future…God I love this author.
Major #LustingforLachie vibes here! This fierce man/boy completely annihilated me, heart and soul! The epic story of Delaney Sloan and Fierro cub Lachlan, is unrivaled in passion and deep emotion. Their’s goes beyond just a taboo teacher/student forbidden romance. The depth of the love these two share for each other is unparalleled. The entire Manhattan series of books have been remarkable novels and ones I highly recommend.
Manhattan Secret is as incredible as all the From Manhattan series by the author have been.
The story is one that deals with a taboo subject, but the author makes Manhattan Secret so much more than that. It’s about the one thing I think everyone hopes for – finding that one person you may get to fall in love with who is your soulmate. And, like in life, you never know just where and when that person will enter your life.
That’s certainly true for Delaney and her vulnerability and amazement to find herself in a situation she could never have foreseen is what made me love her. She’s the very definition of good girl. Yes she’s not infallible but no one is and this is something the author creates with her characters in all of the novels – every single character is so vivid, so real that as a reader? You are there with them every step of the way and you are left feeling when the story ends that you know these characters as well as you do your friends.
To me it is a rare talent and it’s what I love when reading a new story by the author.
But back to the two with a Secret..
As with all members of the Fierro family, Lachlan is used to the philosophy of ‘If I want something, then it will be mine’ and Delaney is something or rather, someone he wants.
No matter what.
I loved how determined and fierce he is in his love for her, he doesn’t for one moment waver over everything that in truth he should. This to me is what makes the balance between our two lovers work so well, that whilst he is solely focused on his love for her? Delaney has perhaps the maturity to see the wider picture, even if she doesn’t want to.
I devoured this beauty in just a couple of hours and loved every lust filled second.
The world the author has created here is addictive and I’m finding myself desperate for the next Manhattan fix. Especially when that fix involves a Fierro!
I fell for Lachlan instantly because you just gotta love a man who has a blatant disregard for the rules. He sees what he wants and he isn’t giving up until it’s his, despite the fact Laney keeps trying to push him away.
Another fantastic read from V Theia!
There is a reason that this author is one of my favorites
here are just certain authors that everyone has that gives them a flutter of excitement when a new book comes out. This is one of those authors for me. I know going into any book of hers that I am going to get a ride of a lifetime. With every book, I tell myself that she cannot get any better. Except, every time she manages to up her game and knock me on my derrière. EVERY. TIME. She is able to do this because her characters are real. Even when they are arrogant or the story has taboo elements, there is something about that makes me fall in love. This was especially true about the characters in this book and the subject matter.
I enjoyed the tabooness of this story. The author did a great job of making sure that it wasn’t creepy. It helped build the idea of this story as being perfectly okay because this truly was a once in a lifetime love. Just like his parents and his brother, Lachlan LOVES with every ounce of his being. He knows what he wants and he goes after it. Delaney didn’t stand a chance. I liked a certain scene in particular, without giving any spoilers, where she explained this too. I had to laugh when I discovered that the person that she was talking to already knew but wanted to feel out her response to gauge how serious Laney was about Lachlan. That was literary gold.
I won’t give away much with the story other than to say that everyone needs to read about this family. Even though this is technically a standalone book I would recommend starting at the beginning because Noah and Sena are life. It also helps explain how these kids love the way that they do. I will say, however, that Lachlan has one of the dirtiest talking mouths that I have read and THAT says something with how much I read. His confidence was hotter than fire and boy did he not only talk the talk but he walked the walk. Laney was a lucky girl.
As always with this author, she manages to give a little peek at the characters from previous books, or the first generation of characters that paved the way for these characters to be here, and reminds me why I fell in love with this family to begin with. All of these characters have become real in my mind. If I close my eyes, I can see them. I can hear them, and I can laugh or even hurt when they did.
Highly recommend anything by this author and in particular this book.
Holy Hell and Hot Damn this book was AMAZING! This book is more than just an older woman/younger man, forbidden romance teacher/student instant chemistry read. Yes it is all of those but right from page one you are drawn in and captivated by the story. The character are rich and charismatic. And the writing is totally engrossing. You are so invested in the words that you totally forget to breathe. I knew I’d enjoy this book going in but I was blown away with how invested I became with Lachlan & Delaney. Their chemistry was off the charts HOT but their love was epic. I struggled with how to write a review that could convey how much I loved this book, how much everyone else would love this, how convinced I am that everyone must read this book. I promise that no one will regret reading this story. Another great book from V. Theia.
The old adage age is just a number could never be more correct.. This book Manhattan Secrets by V. Theia is absolutely fantastic. In it we meet Lachlan, man-boy extraordinaire. Never have I ever been so turned on by an 18 year old. He is all that with a cherry on top. The man-boy knows what he wants and it is refreshing to see someone that young with such a good head on his shoulders. He meets the woman of his dreams at a nightclub and they have a hot and heavy one night bathroom stall stand! Delaney is completely and totally taken by him, she has no idea how young he is because there is nothing boyish about him except the YOB on his driver’s license. Imagine her shock and surprise when she walks into class and he’s one of her senior students!! Ladies and gentlemen cue the fireworks! From this point on Lachlan is a man on a mission, he knows what he wants and he’s not about to let anyone or anything stand in his way. He pursues Delaney with a single minded intensity that has you turning the pages faster than you thought possible. Once I started this book I could not put it down. Stars aren’t even close to enough.
Bare with me as I try to pull together the words that describe this book properly. From just about the jump my interest was intrigued. I was interested because I loved Lachlan’s parent’s love story. So as a fan of the Fierros I couldn’t wait to see how he mustard up next to his dad. I know from reading all of V. Theia’s books she is one hell of a writer and can draw you into a story as a good author should. But I was completely unprepared for the magic that was Manhattan Secret. The angsty forbidden love troupe is one of my favorites and this book was magic. I could go into more details and just gush over the book but I will save both you and myself some time and just say this get this book.
Lachlan has it all, the looks, the brains, and the drive that any woman wants. After one night he finds the one he wants. Convincing her is a different story. This is where you will fall in love with Lachlan. The emotions that he tries to hide will make you wanna hug him. I FLOVE these Fierros. I really enjoyed catching glimpses of Lion and Kitten also. This is a DO NOT MISS series.
All the prince of Manhattan Stars !!!
Just when you think you know it all about age gap and teacher student romances, here comes Lachlan and Delaney to make me fall in love all over again with these tropes. Delaney is older than Lachlan which I loved! There’s something about a younger hero but who is mature and confident and he gets shit done that just does it for me. Lachlan is everything and a bag of crisps!
Those Fierro’s are my all time favorite family, there, I said it.
I got all mushy seeing Noah and Sena again, they are terrific parents and added a lot to the overall building of this epic romance.
And EPIC it was.
My heart was so joyously full reading how Lachlan fell for his teacher and all the consequent issues that kind of love would bring.
It wasn’t weird or gross in the slightest and I was addicted to every page, dying to know what happened next.
I’ve always loved when Theia adds secondary characters, mainly because it makes me want their story. It’s no exception here. Ethan was a hoot. So is Kian. And I loved Delaney’s girl squad, some of my fave scenes were the girls texting each other. They’re my kind of friends for sure.
Another smash hit, I fangirled hard over Lachlan. Just like his brother before him, he rules the school, but not in a bully kind of way, he’s a sweet boy, but never cross him! His paybacks, not gonna lie, I was a little turned on!
If you love consuming, addictive all delicious sexiness in your romances with two characters you can’t help but fall for, then you need this book.
it’s a standalone series, but why wouldn’t you read Theo first! And you’ll definitely want to know more about Noah and Sena afterwards.
I loved the sneak peek at Sage’s MM book next year.
I have a feeling I know who his guy will be and I can’t wait!
More Fierro’s please!
I loved Lachlan Fierro! These Fierro men certainly know how to go after what they want! Laney drove me a little crazy with her always being scared but I loved her when she finally makes her decision!
I’ve fallen for this older female teacher/younger male student troupe. The few books I’ve found centered on it have been great–this one as well. Am thinking of writing my own! In this story, the male is a strong alpha and goes after what he wants–although their first hookup, neither knows the other’s identity (teacher/student). Not wanting to give too much away, I’ll focus on the author’s ability to keep reader interest by appropriate pacing and tone. I read it in one sitting. This book is part of a series, but it’s not necessary to read the others to fully understand this one. Happy ending after working through worries about society’s judgement. Great quick read with shots of humor.